What do you decide to put in your bank account?

寒月

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
9 W4 s% e' M$ d% `% Y( Wnursing home today.
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His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
( ^3 r% E  A' l/ E( z1 lhe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.

( q5 U8 {7 T: ]$ o$ r4 j3 V: @, PAs he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
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hung on his window.

"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.
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"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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! ^. |! ^' N6 P"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.
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"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
( t+ g/ p, U/ ]* y4 groom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
  Q# D$ I1 z2 G- HI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

$ v) ~7 r0 r1 x: R- d; XIt's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.

9 @/ s. D' R1 \! V5 N& O4 mI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
and be thankful for the ones that do.

+ t  R+ h! k4 Z" G( n! _Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
4 y4 k# z/ X: s+ C1 Dday and all the happy memories I've stored away.

: x6 Q9 l1 b0 T8 gJust for this time in my life.
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' {; f: ~* h4 v( i3 ]+ ]Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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/ ^* E4 M5 Q6 P$ J5 T) f# Y2 `0 ~So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:

    1. Free your heart from hatred.
8 E( l$ |% @. Q" Q) a8 N    2. Free your mind from worries.
    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

多伦多来客

恩。看样子年轻时候要多玩多享受。不然老了没什么好取的了。

芳子吾吾

so touching! I will just follow the five simple rules to be happy!

cool008

     I would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
" e: k' m: g6 B$ ~2 R, ~) Naccount of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
I'm very happy each day!

Lazycat

That's the reason why he's still alive at 92-years-old.

北极熊

原帖由 寒月 于 2006-11-13 16:50 发表
* w1 K6 I/ f# ]8 b- a! P, kA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
, Z6 j1 p5 |) G: f# [6 @shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
8 \. K: ~) G$ |( Z. i$ _+ h    1. Free your heart from hatred.
/ f! ~7 ]* I. {0 f: N0 ]    2. Free your mind from worries.
) O9 z. I& w5 {% J( Q    3. Live simply.
4 |) Z2 q+ j+ G* Z    4. Give more.
4 J+ t0 r( t- T1 r1 Q1 u7 K1 g' }    5. Expect less.

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  P' R  F6 `" u: C这是人生真谛。精辟！